Our experts harness the optical, mechanical and rheological properties of minerals to provide you with high-performance, multi-functional extenders and fillers for use in water-borne, solvent-borne and powder paints and coatings.
Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of high-quality calcium carbonate, diatomaceous earth, graphite and carbon, kaolin, leucophyllite, mica, perlite, talc* and wollastonite for paints & coatings markets worldwide.
Working hand in hand with our customers, we engineer the particle shape, size and colour of our minerals to help them meet the exact quality and performance requirements of their formulations.
Imerys minerals are ideal multi-functional extenders for water-borne, solvent-borne and powder decorative and industrial paints and coatings, where they improve optical performance, mechanical properties, rheology, paint stability, weather and stain resistance, mud cracking and barrier properties.
They also bring multiple benefits to mortars, renders and plasters, colour concentrates, varnishes, gel coats, inks and putties.
If you are looking for natural ways to enhance the performance of your paints and coatings, improve mechanical and optical properties, and provide qualities such as electrical or thermal conductivity, or cut down on your costs, we have minerals that can do all this and more.
Talk to our paints and coatings experts about how you want to improve your processes and products, and we’ll find the solutions that are right for you.
*Talc products are not available in the USA and Canada. Contact us for an alternative range.
From energy usage to emissions and natural resources, the construction industry has a huge impact on the environment. Today, this impact translates to revisions in building regulations, leveraging of technological advances and new materials, and greater adoption of sustainable construction methods. This sustainability is what we strive for.
Imerys organized and took part in a live discussion on how sustainable mineral solutions can help businesses reach their ESG goals – and the importance of including the entire supply chain in their efforts to reduce their environmental impact.
For seven years in a row, paint companies in Brazil have chosen Imeris as the Best supplier in the "Natural and synthetic filler" category.
